Bournonville
at the BalletMet Dance Academy: Kennet Oberly
by Jane Ashton Hawes "I was first truly introduced
to Bournonville when Alan Beale taught a variation from 'Napoli' at the
Stuttgart," Oberly recalled. The connection he felt not just tothe
choreography but also the thinking that underlay its kinetics was instantaneous
and profound. read
more...

Royal
Ballet: 2005-06 Season Preview
by Cassandra
April 2005 -- Royal Opera House, London The one announcement that most
pleased the gathered ranks of the press on Wednesday morning's
briefing to herald the Royal Ballet's plans for the forthcoming
season, was the news that Monica Mason is now confirmed as the Royal
Ballet's director up to 2010.read
more...

The
State of Dance in Estonia
by Stuart Sweeney
May 2005In May 2004, Estonia joined the
European Union and Stuart Sweeney interviewed two of the leading figures
in the Estonian dance world about the current state of the art form
in this Northern European country and the impact of EU membership.read
more...

Kirov
Ballet - 'Chopiniana', 'Scheherazade', 'The Firebird'
by Cassandra
April 23, 2005 -- Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffThe evening performance
of 'Chopiniana' was danced seamlessly by the corps
de ballet, but Ksenia Ostreikovskaya's bad luck with
her shoe was an irritating distraction with her ribbons trailing
across the stage as she danced. read
more...

Kirov
Ballet - 'Giselle': Spring Manners
by Catherine Pawlick
April 22, 2005 -- Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg Ilya Kuznetsov partnered
Gumerova as Albrecht in this performance, and his interpretation
seemed somewhere in the middle. He was captivated by Giselle
from the start, using every free second to look at her, touch
her. read
more...

Kirov
Ballet - 'Don Quixote': Good as Gold
by Cassandra
April 21, 2005 -- Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffMy first opportunity
to enjoy this wonderful theatre was at a matinee performance
of 'Don Quixote' danced by the Kirov Ballet on their very
best form with Faroukh Ruzimatov, no less, as Basil, the role
he has made his own.read
more...

Kirov
Ballet - 'Raymonda'
by Catherine Pawlick
April 14, 2005 -- Mariinsky Theatre, St. PetersburgThe Kirov dancers are
at home in this historical commentary on love and honor in
the age of knights in shining armor. read
more...

·Aug. 26-Sept. 18
- International Ballet
Festival, Miami, West Palm Beach and Miami Beach, FL
With a gala salute to the international prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya
on Sept. 17

Letter from the Editors
This month's issue pays tribute to tradition, with a company focus
on the Royal Danish Ballet in celebration of the Bournonville Festival
and several reviews of the Kirov Ballet performances from around Europe.
But we also put contemporary works in perspective, including a
discussion with Val Caniparoli and Evelyn Cisneros
on Caniparoli's tenth-year anniversary about his wildly popular "Lambarena"
and several articles on the Chicken Shed Theatre Company.
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Arthur
Pita Open Heart - 'Camp'
by Lyndsey Winship
April 28, 2005 -- The Place, London Arthur Pita's 'Camp' is an intriguing, inventive piece of dance theatre, but ultimately a disappointing one. It begins with a novel concept -- five dancers, four seasons, three tents and a gamut of possibilites...read more...

Scottish
Ballet - Spring Season Repertory
by Kate Snedeker
April 21, 2005 -- Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh Though opening night in Glasgow
was impressive, the additional rehearsal time and performance space in
Edinburgh lifted the company to new level, with the dancers sparkling
in pieces by Balanchine, Page and Ashton.read
more...

Scottish
Ballet - Spring Season Opening Night
by Kate Snedeker
April 13, 2005 -- Theatre Royal, Glasgow This innovative repertory was reflected in the choice of ballets for the opening night performance of the 2005 Spring Season, which included works by George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and Page himself.read more...

Matthew
Bourne's 'Play Without Words'
by Ed Lippman
April 8, 2005 -- Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles While there are some wonderful moments
in 'Play Without Words,' it felt more like going over familiar territory.
Bourne plays women as man's downfall, becoming stereo-typical props upon
which to hang conflict.read more...